EP’s Foreign Affairs Committee to ask to start Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations this year

“This is not only a war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. This is a brutal attack against Eurean entire peace and security architecture. And that is why it is important for us to show sidarity with the pele of Ukraine to support the country, to continue our support, to increase our support economically, financially, humanitarian wise and also militarily,” David McAllister, Chair of the Eurean Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, said at the press seminar “One year of war against Ukraine” at the Eurean Parliament, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

In this regard, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee announced his intention to ask to start Ukraine's EU accession negotiations already this year.

“The Eurean Parliament has supported all the activities of the member states and the Commission in supporting Ukraine. Perhaps we have even the driving force on some matters… We strongly believe in the Eurean Parliament in the Eurean perspective of Ukraine. That is why we would ask for the Commission and member states if conditions are met to start the accession negotiations already in this year,” McAllister added.

As reported, on February 2, the Eurean Parliament adted a resution calling on the Eurean Union to work towards starting Ukraine's EU accession negotiations.